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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.24
‘কৃষ্ণ-নিত্যদাস’ — জীব তাহা ভুলি’ গেল ।
এই দোষে মায়া তার গলায় বান্ধিল ॥ ২৪ ॥
‘kṛṣṇa-nitya-dāsa’ — jīva tāhā bhuli’ gela
ei doṣe māyā tāra galāya bāndhila
“The living entity is bound around the neck by the chain of māyā because he has forgotten that he is eternally a servant of Kṛṣṇa.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The living entity is eternally a servant of Kṛṣṇa.
The living entity has forgotten this eternal relationship of service.
Because of this forgetfulness, the living entity is bound by māyā, described as a chain around the neck.
Trust and resolution. Devotional practice and association offer a steady path for awakening love.
The mood of Madhya 22 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In all circumstances the living entity is recommended to accept the path of devotional service as personally explained by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The speculative method of the so-called jñānīs is considered a waste of time, and that is proved in this chapter.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”, “service”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How would remembering that I am Kṛṣṇa’s eternal servant shape my day?
Pause today and reflect on this statement: “I am eternally a servant of Kṛṣṇa.”
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it · quoted in 1 more lecture. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
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